POV - Season 22

POV - Season 22

Season 22

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DatesJun 23, 2009 - Dec 30, 2009
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Episodes

New Muslim Cool
Season 22Episode 190 min

New Muslim Cool

Puerto Rican-American rapper Hamza Pérez pulled himself out of drug dealing and street life 12 years ago and became a Muslim. Now he's moved to Pittsburgh's tough North Side to start a new religious community, rebuild his shattered family and take his message of faith to other young people through hard-hitting hip-hop music. But when the FBI raids his mosque, Hamza must confront the realities of the post-9/11 world, and himself. New Muslim Cool takes viewers on Hamza's ride through streets, slums and jail cells — following his spiritual journey to some surprising places in an America that never stops changing.
Jun 23, 2009
Beyond Hatred
Season 22Episode 290 min

Beyond Hatred

In September 2002, three skinheads were roaming a park in Rheims, France, looking to "do an Arab," when they settled for a gay man instead. Twenty-nine-year-old François Chenu fought back fiercely, but he was beaten unconscious and thrown into a river, where he drowned. The acclaimed French vérité film Beyond Hatred is the story of the crime's aftermath; above all, of the Chenu family's brave and heartrending struggle to seek justice while trying to make sense of such pointless violence and unbearable loss. With remarkable dignity, they fight to transcend hatred and the inevitable desire for revenge.
Jun 30, 2009
Life.Support.Music
Season 22Episode 390 min

Life.Support.Music

In 2004, Jason Crigler's life was taking off. He was one of New York's hottest young guitarists, his new CD was due for release and his wife, Monica, was pregnant with their first child. Then, at a gig in Manhattan, Jason suffered a near-fatal brain hemorrhage. His doctors doubted he would ever emerge from his near-vegetative state. The astonishing journey that followed, documented by friend and filmmaker Eric Daniel Metzgar (The Chances of the World Changing, POV 2007), is a stirring family saga and a portrait of creative struggle in the face of overwhelming tragedy.
Jul 7, 2009
The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court
Season 22Episode 490 min

The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court

The International Criminal Court is the first permanent court to prosecute perpetrators of crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide.
Jul 14, 2009
The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)
Season 22Episode 590 min

The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)

Filmed over 23 years, The Betrayal is the Academy Award-nominated directorial debut of renowned cinematographer Ellen Kuras in a unique collaboration with the film's subject and co-director, Thavisouk ("Thavi") Phrasavath. After the U.S. government waged a secret war in Laos during the Vietnam War, Thavi's father and thousands of other Laotians who had fought alongside American forces were abandoned and left to face imprisonment or execution. Hoping to find safety, Thavi's family made a harrowing escape to America, where they discovered a different kind of war. Weaving ancient prophecy with personal testimony and stunning imagery, The Betrayal is a story of survival and the resilient bonds of family.
Jul 21, 2009
Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go
Season 22Episode 690 min

Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go

One of Britain's leading documentary filmmakers takes a vérité look at Oxford's Mulberry Bush School for emotionally disturbed children. Mulberry's heroically forbearing staff greets extreme, sometimes violent behavior with only consolation and gentle restraint. Kim Longinotto's unblinking camera captures an arduous process and a nearly unhinged environment, but it also records the daily dramas of troubled kids trying to survive and the moments of hope they achieve with Mulberry's clear-eyed staff.
Jul 28, 2009
Nutkin's Last Stand
Season 22Episode 790 min

Nutkin's Last Stand

A collection of short documentaries, including "Utopia, Part 3: The World's Largest Shopping Mall," about the 7-million-square-foot South China Mall, which was built in 2005 and is virtually empty; "Nutkin's Last Stand," about the attempt of Britons to save their red squirrels from an influx of North American gray squirrels; "34x25x36," about the Patina V mannequin factory near L.A.; and "City of Cranes," which explores the world of crane operators
Aug 18, 2009
34x25x36
Season 22Episode 890 min

34x25x36

Aug 18, 2009
Utopia, Part 3: The World's Largest Shopping Mall
Season 22Episode 990 min

Utopia, Part 3: The World's Largest Shopping Mall

Aug 18, 2009
This Way Up
Season 22Episode 1090 min

This Way Up

Aug 25, 2009
Ella Es el Matador (She Is the Matador)
Season 22Episode 1190 min

Ella Es el Matador (She Is the Matador)

Sep 1, 2009
The English Surgeon
Season 22Episode 1290 min

The English Surgeon

Sep 8, 2009
The Principal Story
Season 22Episode 1390 min

The Principal Story

Sep 15, 2009
Jennifer
Season 22Episode 1490 min

Jennifer

Sep 22, 2009
So the Wind Won't Blow It All Away
Season 22Episode 1560 min

So the Wind Won't Blow It All Away

Sep 22, 2009
Bronx Princess
Season 22Episode 1660 min

Bronx Princess

Sep 22, 2009
The Way We Get By
Season 22Episode 1760 min

The Way We Get By

Nov 11, 2009
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
Season 22Episode 1860 min

Patti Smith: Dream of Life

Dec 30, 2009

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